Jake Kirkpatrick

Jacob Daniel Kirkpatrick (born July 7, 1987) is a former American football center for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He played college football at Texas Christian University. Kirkpatrick was a 2009 All-American selection by Sports Illustrated.

Jake Kirkpatrick
No. 65
Position:Center
Personal information
Born: (1987-07-07) July 7, 1987
Tyler, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school:Tyler (TX) Lee
College:TCU
Undrafted:2011
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:0
Games started:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Kirkpatrick attended Robert E. Lee High School in Tyler, Texas, where he started to play football in his senior season, and earned second-team all-district honors at offensive guard. Previously playing basketball, Kirkpatrick was also the 5A District Most Valuable Player in that sport.

Considered only a two-star recruit by Rivals.com,[1] Kirkpatrick was not ranked among the nation's top interior linemen prospects in 2006. In fact, he only drew one scholarship offer, TCU.[2]

College career

After redshirting his initial year at TCU, Kirkpatrick appeared in nine games in 2007 and was also utilized on special teams. In his sophomore year, he was assigned as backup to Blake Schlueter and saw action in 12 of 13 games.

With Schlueter moved on to the NFL, Kirkpatrick took over as starting center for the Horned Frogs in 2009. Calling the blocking scheme on every play, he anchored an offensive line that helped TCU to a perfect 12–0 season, as well as a top-five ranking nationally in scoring offense (40.7 points per game), total offense (469.1 yards per game) and rushing offense (256.5 yards per game).

Kirkpatrick was named a finalist for the 2009 Dave Rimington Trophy, awarded annually to college football's best center, and also received All-American honors by Sports Illustrated.[3] In 2010, Kirkpatrick won the Rimington Trophy.[4]

Professional career

Despite having a stellar career at TCU and being projected a sixth to seventh round pick,[5] Kirkpatrick was not selected in the 2011 NFL Draft, which saw only three centers being selected—Stefen Wisniewski, Jason Kelce, and Brandon Fusco.

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 1+3⁄4 in
(1.87 m)		 300 lb
(136 kg)		 5.31 s1.82 s3.12 s4.74 s7.69 s30+1⁄2 in
(0.77 m)		8 ft 6 in
(2.59 m)		25 reps
All values from TCU Pro Day (2011-03-11)[6]

Indianapolis Colts

Kirkpatrick was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent on July 25, 2011. The No. 3 center on the depth chart behind Jeff Saturday and Mike Pollak, he did not see action during the 2011 NFL season. Kirkpatrick was released in June 2012.[7]

References
  1. "Jacob Kirkpatrick Recruiting Profile", Rivals.com, retrieved December 19, 2009
  2. Suchomel, Jason (January 27, 2006), "Newest commit is a true hidden gem", PurpleMenace.com
  3. "Mark Ingram, Jerry Hughes lead SI.com's 2009 All-America teams", Sports Illustrated, December 15, 2009
  4. "Rimington Trophy Official Website: News".
  5. "Jake Kirkpatrick". CNN.
  6. "Hall of Football".
  7. "Indianapolis waives OL Jake Kirkpatrick". Yahoo! Sports. June 6, 2012.
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